Table 1.
Mean monthly temperatures, humidity, and rainfall conditions in, Terceira island, for the study period (year of 2012)
| Months | Tmax (°C) | Tmin (°C) | RHmin (%) | RHmax (%) | THI | Rain fall (mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 17.3±1.1 | 6.0±1.2 | 84.2±3.6 | 85.3±2.0 | 62.6±1.9 | 282.9±62.4 |
| February | 17.0±1.1 | 10.5±1.2 | 83.6±3.5 | 84.3±2.0 | 62.1±1.9 | 250.7±53.8 |
| March | 17.8±1.1 | 11.3±1.2 | 76.4±3.5 | 85.5±1.8 | 63.2±1.9 | 220.9±43.1 |
| April | 18.8±1.1 | 11.0±1.2 | 75.7±3.4 | 85.4±1.8 | 64.7±1.8 | 203.8±37.9 |
| May | 20.0±1.1 | 12.8±1.3 | 75.6±3.3 | 89.2±1.7 | 66.6±1.7 | 130.6±19.1 |
| June | 23.0±1.0 | 12.5±1.1 | 80.7±3.0 | 87.4±1.6 | 71.6±1.6 | 112.3±15.8 |
| July | 23.8±1.1 | 13.8±1.1 | 80.4±3.1 | 82.7±1.4 | 72.9±1.5 | 84.6±10.5 |
| August | 25.0±1.0 | 15.5±1.1 | 77.7±3.1 | 82.9±1.3 | 74.5±1.4 | 92.9±17.6 |
| September | 23.0±1.0 | 14.5±1.09 | 75.1±3.3 | 82.8±1.5 | 71.2±1.5 | 157.8±36.5 |
| October | 20.3±1.0 | 15.3±1.13 | 81.2±3.5 | 82.6±1.7 | 67.4±1.6 | 220.0±57.0 |
| November | 17.5±1.1 | 12.0±1.17 | 80.5±3.6 | 86.5±1.8 | 62.8±1.8 | 238.4±59.6 |
| December | 18.5±1.1 | 10.8±1.19 | 79.9±3.6 | 85.1±2.0 | 64.4±1.9 | 268.2±65.1 |
Tmax, temperature maximum; Tmed, temperature medium; Tmin, temperature minimum; RHmin, relative humidity minimum; Hmax, relative humidity maximum; THI, temperature humidity index.